Elia E. Acevedo-Diaz, M.D., developed her interest in the research and development of new therapeutics for psychiatric disorders at the National Institutes of Health, Intramural Program. She joined the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) as a clinical fellow after completing 3 years of psychiatry residency at Boston University. During her time at the NIMH, she participated in important advances in pharmacotherapy of treatment resistant depression. She has an extensive background in psychopharmacology and the evaluation and treatment of mood disorders, anxiety, and schizophrenia. She has several academic publications and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.